Film makers 15 groundbreaking women directors
"Each of the 15 women profiled in Film Makers shares a common trait: she is, as Shonda Rhimes says, "First. Only. Different." These phenomenal women have redefined the film and television industry, winning awards historically given to a male counterpart, being the only woman in a writers' room, or p...
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago, Illinois :
Chicago Review Press,
2024.
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| Edition: | First paperback edition |
| Series: | Women of power (Chicago, Ill.)
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The pioneer generation. Jane Campion: passionate film trailblazer ; Agnieszka Holland: the cinema of moral anxiety ; Kathryn Bigelow: breaking out in a man's world
- Striving for diversity: Generation X directors. Ana DuVernay: telling the stories that matter ; Regina King: making queen moves ; Shonda Rhimes: the titan of television ; Gina Prince-Bythewood: basketball courts and old guards ; Kimberly Peirce: genderqueer filmmaker and activist ; Dee Rees: going all out
- Young stars in a global film industry. Chloé Zhao: neorealism for a new century ; Petra Costa: documenting the personal and the political ; Mindy Kaling: the power of other ; Lulu Wang: portraying immigrants between two worlds ; Greta Gerwig: forging her path despite rejection ; Issa Rae: from awkward Black girl of Hollywood mogul.
